Oncology Data Specialist; ODS FULLY REMOTE

Overview

Penn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Plainsboro, NJ – FULLY REMOTE!

Monday – Friday (no weekends) – 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Up to $2,500 for this position.

• Generous paid time off, including eight paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage options.
• Tuition assistance for part‑time (20+ hours) and full‑time employees.
• Flexible Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS).
• 403(b) retirement savings, Penn Home Ownership Services, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and pension.

Implements and monitors procedures to comply with New Jersey State Cancer Registry requirements, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers program standards. Along with the Cancer Services Director, and Manager of Cancer Registry & Program Accreditation, ensures that the Penn Medicine Princeton Health Cancer Program maintains ACoS CoC and NABPC Accreditation.

• Identify, accessioning, and abstracting new cancer cases in inpatient and outpatient settings with a high level of accuracy (95‑100%) and meeting productivity quota per institutional and departmental standards.
• Digest complex clinical information to determine if data entered into the Cancer Registry software is accurate, complete, and valid; understand clinical pathways to determine treatment types based on site, extent of disease, type of cancer, and associated NCCN guidelines.
• Review data for completeness and accuracy; pursue missing data necessary for abstract completion by contacting outside physician offices, hospitals, and Cancer Registries.
• Manage and maintain lifetime follow‑up data on all analytic patients in the Cancer Registry.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of cancer data to the ACoS CoC and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJSCR); assist with re‑accreditation site visit preparation.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and security of patient data in all formats maintained in the Cancer Registry and attend departmental and organizational meetings as requested.

Associate’s Degree and 2+ years of experience in the Cancer Registry with a minimum of 1 year of abstraction experience as Oncology Data Specialist in a hospital setting.

Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) – REQUIRED.

$28.08 – $44.77 per hour.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.